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CHEM 360: Biochemistry (Bencze)

This guide was designed for students in CHEM 360. It includes research tips and resources for doing background research and finding primary literature for diseases, proteins, and genes. Also included are tips for searching, writing and editing, and citing

STEP 4: Scholarly Literature

STEP 4: Finding Scholarly Literature

After doing background research on your topic and diving into the protein and genetic information, you already may have come across some references to the scholarly literature. These are often primary literature articles (original research) that further the knowledge about your topic. 

Try searching for meta-analysis or systematic review of certain treatments of the medical condition by adding those terms to your search query (ex. your topic/medical condition AND meta-analysis OR systematic review AND treatment OR intervention OR therapy)

Other Databases

You'll want to fill in the gaps of your project by making sure that you discuss the history, symptoms, treatments, and ethical issues. This may mean you're looking in new databases and combining specific keywords to make sure you're finding relevant information.

Does Forsyth Library Have Access?

Does Forsyth Library Have Access?

If you find citations or references to primary literature from the resources like RCSB and OMIM and you can't get to the full text from the references list, check the Forsyth Library Catalog by using the search everything tool. 

  1. Search the article title (full title or part of it)
  2. Search the journal title and see if the library has access to that journal. If so, narrow down by the volume and issue number or year to locate the article within the journal
  3. If you conclude that the library does not have access to the desired article, use interlibrary loan.

Search

Get started with a quick search of the catalog and multiple databases.
Search for magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journal articles.
Search Digital Archives to find digitized photos, FHSU theses, yearbooks, and more.
Search Books & More to find books & e-books, print & e-journals, DVDs, CDs, government documents, & more.

Other Databases

Clinical Information (History, Symptoms & Treatment)

Use the databases below to locate clinical information about your topic

Ethical Concerns

Use the databases below to identify some ethical or legal issues relating to the treatment. These databases provide some pros/cons of controversial issues such as bioethics, genetic engineering, mandatory vaccines, medical testing, etc.

Next Steps

What's Next?

Review your assignment again, what aspects of your disease have you not covered yet with your research? What type of source would best provide you with that information and revisit that step. What keywords can you add to your search query to make sure you find a source that answers that aspect of your medical condition?

If you're stuck, please reach out to your professor or Ask A Librarian.

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